No injuries reported after Novi man drives into local 7-Eleven

A slip of the foot Wednesday morning sent a 70-year-old man’s car accelerating into the front of a Novi 7-Eleven.The Novi resident was not injured, and store employees were able to jump out of the way of his Honda CRV, avoiding harm, officials said.The man, said Novi’s Assistant Police Chief Jarrod Hart, was apparently trying to park at around 10 a.m. in front of the 24-hour store, located on Meadbrook Road, just south of 10 Mile Road.“His foot slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator, which sent him into the front of the building,” Hart said.The damage to the building included a few shattered glass panes and a few store displays. The CRV went about half the car’s length inside the store. The car was towed out about an hour later, and employees were cleaning up the accident’s aftermath.

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